Lieven gevaert series 4 critical realism in contemporary art

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What is the place of Critical Realism today, given the fact that both realism and commitment in art have become highly problematic notions since at least several decades? Realism in the first place appears to be relegated to the museum of pre-modern styles and devices, safely locked-up in the toolbox of 19th-Century art history. Secondly, in our cool, postmodern times, the place for commitment has become highly confuse. The naïve confusion between Critical Realism and notions like Social(ist) Realism or Political Correctness has complexified that situation. The ambition of this volume is to position Critical Realism as clearly as possible in the current art scene. This book makes a strong plea for a critically engaged art, as it can be encountered in a most exemplary way in the work of Allan Sekula. Sekula's oeuvre features a number of characteristics whose combination makes it unique: his iconography rediscovers and reinvents the theme of labor and his photos, on the verge between art and documentary - thus creating a kind of proto-documentary, reflect on the possibilities for the visual arts today to deliver an 'act of criticism'. Internationally known as one of the most prominent artists engaged in this debate, Sekula's research methods allow us to discuss the ways art can be critical about contemporary social questions without succumbing into a plain or overtly partial political statement.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 juli 2010

Aantal pagina's: 207

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Jan Baetens

Tweede Auteur: Wouter Davidts

Co Auteur: Liesbeth Decan

Hoofdredacteur: Jan Dirk Baetens

Tweede Redacteur: Hilde van Van Gelder

Co Redacteur: Sammy de Groote

Hoofduitgeverij: Universitaire Pers Leuven

Eerste Vertaler: Erik Eelbode

Tweede Vertaler: Rebecca Nuyts

Co Vertaler(s): Erik Eelbode

Editie: 1

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 169 mm

Product hoogte: 15 mm

Product lengte: 228 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 169 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 15 mm

Verpakking lengte: 228 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 564 g

EAN: 9789058675637

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